Department of Tourism

Office 03:41 PM, Jan 17, 2023

January 17, 2023

Dear Mr. Masangkay,

Thank you for your request dated January 17, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Foreign Tourist Arrivals.

We received your request on January 17, 2023 and will respond on or before February 07, 2023 01:28:23 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Likewise, please be informed that the standard processing period is fifteen (15) working days but it can be extended for another twenty (20) working days for complex requests.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02OTcwNTUyNTA3MjEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-697055250721.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 01:29 PM, Jan 18, 2023

18 January 2023

Dear Mr. Masangkay,

We refer to your letter dated 17 January 2023 01:28:23 PM about your request for Foreign Tourist Arrivals, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Before processing your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4, and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period; - kindly indicate the period for the number of tourists (ex. 2019-2021)

•Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research”, “for information”, “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the name/title of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. 

•If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on behalf of such juridical entity, a company, or organization but arises from such membership, affiliation or relation, such other sufficient proof of authority. For example, for an employee or member, a copy of the company or organization I.D.; or for students, a copy of the school I.D., or written endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.

The Revised DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://tourism.gov.ph/transparency_seal.aspx

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02OTcwNTUyNTA3MjEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-697055250721, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 12 April 2023 05:27:19 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 02:58 PM, Jan 19, 2023

19 January 2023

Dear Mr. Masangkay,

Thank you for your response dated 19 January 2023 via email, regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4, and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 9 February 2023 01:28 PM to respond regarding our findings.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02OTcwNTUyNTA3MjEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-697055250721.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 12:26 PM, Feb 02, 2023

2 February 2023

Dear Mr. Masangkay,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 17 January 2023 01:28:23 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for data on Foreign Tourist Arrivals by province and by nationality from 2000-2022.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the available information relative to your request.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Upon coordination with the DOT Regional Offices, not all offices have available data from 2000 to 2022. Also, not all have breakdowns by province and by nationality. Since the attachments will be in bulk, some of them will be released through the email you have provided us.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review by writing a letter or email addressed to Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco of the Department of Tourism and sending it through the email address: foi_ro@tourism.gov.ph. Your review request should be made within 15 working days from the date when you received this reply and must provide the reason/s why you are not satisfied. We will complete the review and notify you of the result within 30 working days from the date when we receive your request for review.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Feedback

Additionally, for us to be able to provide you with better services, may we request you to accomplish the DOT FOI Request Feedback Form: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePz8rTG_IWrLgkIGCbNu39mM4Ms7XauR9LVUiE-6y8QCxyPg/viewform

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 CAR 2001-2022 tourist arrivals Summary.pdf
 NCR 2006-2021.pdf
 Region 1 Visitor Arrival Report 2014 - 2021 (Foreign Visitor).xlsx
 Region 2 Foreign Tourists 2008-2022.xlsx
 Region 4A Cavite Province Foreign Arrivals 2000-2022 (1).pdf
 Region 4A Foreign Travelers by Nationality 2016 to 2022 (1).pdf
 Region 4B FOREIGN TRAVELERS PER NATIONALITY 2016-2022-1.pdf
 Region 8 2019 STAT Report by nationality.xlsx
 Region 11 Regional Travellers FY 2010-2022 (Jan-Sept).pdf
 Region 13 Foreign Tourist Arrivals (2000-2022).pdf